Nationally-acclaimed Knoxville beer festival moving to Covenant Health Park
The Knoxville-based Xul Beer Company said that this year's edition of their popular Kill The Lights Beer Fest will take place at Covenant Health Park, the $114-million multiuse stadium that opened in April.
Brewery celebrates Knoxville's Negro League baseball history with new beer for new Smokies stadium
Kill The Lights Beer Fest will take place on Saturday, October 25. Tickets will go on sale on June 7 at noon at xulbeer.com. An event announcement touted more vendors and lower prices than previous years.
Prior editions of the festival took place at the Xul Beer Company taproom along E. 5th Avenue and featured over 70 different breweries. It was voted the country's third-best Best Beer Festival in the 2025 USA Today 10BEST Reader's Choice Awards.
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The event will be among the first non-sporting events to take place at the Covenant Health Park, which hosts Knoxville Smokies baseball games and One Knoxville SC soccer matches. During the stadium's approval and development process, local leaders touted the venue's ability to host a variety events like festivals and concerts throughout the year.
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